Filmmaker Navjot Gulati has alleged that his film has been stuck for a long time. pooja my love Unreleased due to ongoing pricing disagreements, it is revealed that his father’s last wish was to see the film before his passing in 2024.
Navjot Gulati criticizes Maddock Films over Pooja Meri Jaan release delay: “They don’t care about small films”
In an interview with Variety India, Gulati said that his father repeatedly asked about the release of the film during the last months of his life. Gulati said, “He kept asking me ‘when will your puja come’ and I kept telling him. But it didn’t happen.”
The director further claimed that the film’s co-producer, Amar Kaushik, has not responded to his calls or messages since October 2025. He said, “I’m tired of calling and messaging and still getting no response. The only reason I’m letting this out to the world is because they refuse any kind of accountability.”
According to Gulati, pooja my love It has faced multiple postponements – first scheduled for 2024, then pushed to 2025, and now still awaiting release in February 2026. He said a streaming platform has expressed interest in acquiring the film, but negotiations over pricing have continued for nine months without any resolution, calling it a “never-ending cycle.”
The film was originally commissioned as an OTT release and was set to stream on JioCinema. However, after the platform merged with Disney+Hotstar, the makers were reportedly informed that they may consider selling the film on other platforms.
Gulati alleged that the production house, Maddock Films, was demanding higher prices. While he said he understood the business considerations, he questioned why alternative release strategies were not being considered. Referring to recent releases of love films slaughter 2Which was originally commissioned for OTT but later released theatrically, Gulati asked why the same approach couldn’t be adopted for his film.
He said, “They will never sell it unless they get the price they want. The reality is that they are so busy making big films now that they don’t care about the smaller films they make.”
Gulati expressed his fear and said that he does not want this pooja my love This is going to be the fate of Shoebite, directed by Shoojit Sircar, which has not released despite years of discussion.
In a social media note shared in January last year, Gulati wrote about losing his father in November and described his regret that he could not show him what he called his “best work of his life”. Tagged with actors Mrunal Thakur and Vikram Singh Chauhan, the post expressed hope that the film will finally be released.
At present, the manufacturer of pooja my love Has not responded publicly to Gulati’s latest comments.
